The possible merger between Jumbo and Soudal Quick-Step team could lead to a real earthquake in the cyclist market, because between the two teams they could only be left with 30 names in a real film team and many others have to find another place to continue their sports career. And in that context, in a complicated position will be one of the best on the planet like Remco Evenepoel, who continues to be the subject of rumors about a possible departure, especially in the Ineos team, even though it was denied by Lefevere on several occasions. . The transfer seems complicated, because Evenepoel has a contract with Soudal until 2026, but at the same time, it doesn’t seem complicated if the words of Geraint Thomas are taken into account, who released some statements that surprised everyone in their force.
“I have only one thing to say: Remco hates Jumbo and Jumbo hates Remco, that’s not going to work. “You should hear what Roglic has to say about Remco,” the Welshman said on the Watts Occurring Podcast, referring to the sour relationship between Remco and a Roglic who also looks set to exit said partnership. Roglic said after a difficult finish in the Vuelta a España that he wants to stay, but many teams are interested in him, such as Movistar Team, Jayco-AlUla, Bahrain-Victorius or Lidl-Trek.
“I don’t want to start a rumor, but I really wonder why Jumbo wants to do this. They just won the big three, it was impossible for them not to find a sponsor with the best riders. “If it’s true, it’s very sad,” Thomas continued.
“Let’s say Roglic wants to win the Tour next year because he already has two more majors. Would Vingegaard want him on the team? And if they don’t wear it they’ll have a lonely star. Add to that Kuss and Remco ,” he added about the tension to be experienced in a team with so many stars.
Furthermore, Geraint Thomas spoke about the budget of the Dutch team. “It’s easy to say that INEOS has the biggest budget. But they also, because if you have Wout van Aert, Primoz Roglic, Jonas Vingegaard, Sepp Kuss and Dylan van Baarle, then you have money in the bank,” commented the Welsh cyclist, highlighting the number of staff who will lose their jobs if they confirm this merger: “If it happens, the big names will not have problems, but half the jobs will disappear. There is a maximum number of brokers allowed and they will not have 24 soigneurs either.
Source: La Verdad
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